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Knesset: Israel Should Prepare for Rocket Threat

[Ha'aretz] Gideon Alon - A Knesset subcommittee reviewing home front preparedness during the war reported Tuesday: "What the home front experienced during the current war is the tip of the iceberg compared to what could happen here in future wars." "We must assume that a renewed wave of Palestinian violence may in a few years include the threat of short-range rockets on city centers in the central part of the country." Furthermore, "special attention needs to be given to the issue of protecting strategic infrastructure and hospitals throughout the country." The committee said that in the next war, Syria and Iran may use land-to-land missiles carrying hundreds of kilograms of explosives, as opposed to the missiles used by Hizballah which only carried several kilograms each. Additionally, hostile countries possess hundreds of missiles with unconventional warheads, which could cause extensive damage to the home front.
2006-09-15 01:00:00
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